WhatCar?
called the 2017 Honda Civic
Type R “an utterly brilliant hot hatch”
due to its “enormously enjoyable” fun-factor, “on-the-limit cornering ability”
and “a real sense of reward”. It also completed a lap of their test track
faster than any of its rivals, even beating more powerful four-wheel-drive
competitors.

“Honda
has used all of that know-how [in the hot hatch segment] to create one of the
finest driving machines on the planet,” WhatCar?
said. “Only one car here truly moves the hot hatch game on. And that’s the
astoundingly good Civic Type R.”

The 2017 Honda Civic Type R is
available from £30,995, while the upgraded GT version, featuring sat-nav,
climate control and 11-speaker audio, is available at £32,995. Click here to
find out more.

And while you’re at it, click here for
a full list of specs, here for
must-read reviews and here for
an action-packed video of the Type R on the track at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz late
last year.